In this episode I'm going to show you a live
side-by-side comparison of a 2ct Natural Diamond next to a 2ct Lab Grown Diamond
Hi Everyone! Welcome back to my channel this is Bonnie with By Bonnie Jewelry
where I talk about all things Diamonds! Okay today's really exciting because in this episode
we're gonna talk about...can you guess? Natural versus Lab Grown Diamonds! This is probably
been one of the hottest, most trending topic in our industry for this past you know, 2-3 years a
lot of consumers are curious about it...uum they wanna know is, you know what is a Lab Grown Diamond?
Is it a fake Diamond? How does it compare to a Natural Diamond? Which one should I buy? What are the pros and cons?
I'm definitely gonna be answering all of those questions in this video but besides that
I'm also going to be showing you a live comparison of a 2ct Natural Round Diamond next to a
2ct Lab Grown Diamond of the same quality. So make sure you watch this video all the way through!
I try to make it as comprehensive as possible, so I hope you'll enjoy it! Let's get started!
Question #1 Is a Lab Grown Diamond a fake Diamond? and How is it different than a Natural Diamond?
Okay! So first of all Natural Diamonds are natural, created by nature, formed underneath the Earth
with intense heat and pressure over the course of billions of years! VS Lab Grown Diamonds are
basically a synthetic version of a Natural Diamond created in the lab! And you can probably make it in
a matter of weeks, that's how they're different but visually they look the same they share the
same chemical composition, carbon so they're gonna look the same, feel the same, sparkle the same
if you get the right quality and you know quality cuts and make sure that everything there's
you know no milkiness, brown, blue tinge and we can get into that in a separate video but yeah so
visually they're the same. Another thing to keep in mind is when people say fake Diamond I feel
like they're talking about like, cubic like other Diamond simulants, that are not made of carbon right
so CZ like Cubic Zirconia would be a good example of that and you can you know purchase that
easily in any custom jewelry store or you know Forever 21 let's say so that's number one!
Question #2 Should I buy a Natural or a Lab Grown Diamond? Okay! Despite the similarities of those two
visually, there's still a really big difference between the two and the reason why I say that
is because well first of all every buyer has a different priority right so what's important to me
might not be important to you! You know for example like you
you know I'm Chinese and my parents growing up, my parents are always like "oh we want to buy gold and Diamonds and it retains its value"
so this is something that's important to them and that that's what they've taught me but it could
be a completely different scenario for you so I would say do a lot of research before you come
to a decision, but I wanna present you like the facts, right? This is why I'm making this video!
of course You should do your own research but... The first thing I want to talk about is probably
price! Right? Because that's a lot of people are like oh okay so uh you know for a Natural Diamond
of this size, you know what can I get in Lab Grown? Can I get a bigger one? Better quality?
So in general the cost of Lab Grown Diamonds, I would say is about like... you can get it for like 35%
of what a Natural Diamond cost. So for example in this video I'm about to show you a live
comparison of a 2ct Round G/VS2 versus Lab Grown G/VS2, also 2ct of the same quality
See the Natural is $20,000 and the Lab Grown is like $7000
so that's about like 35% of the cost of the Natural for Lab Grown but
there is a big thing, that needs to be mentioned, which is the cost of Lab Grown Diamonds
the prices have drastically been dropping, pretty quick, over the past like 24 to 36 months
and I can show you data that talks about that! and I think that is the one alarming thing about
Lab Grown Diamonds, and that's largely due to supply right, supply and demand, like as technology
advances and gets better, they're producing more and more in a shorter amount of time and Natural
Diamond, you know because they're natural right and it takes billions of years to form
so there's a limited supply! So when there's a limited supply, that drives the prices higher!
For Lab Grown Diamonds, there's pretty much no cap on supply and I feel like that's why
the prices have been dropping year by year! So another thing is, you know value over time right!
Natural Diamond historically has you know gone up in prices and retained its most of his value
whenever you've purchased a Natural Diamond and even though you may not be buying a Diamond
as an investment or trying to resell it for any reason, it's still like a thing to consider
you know, like for example if somebody purchased a Natural Diamond in my store, like I would offer
them 100% trade-in value towards a larger upgrade, even though if you're not looking for an upgrade
there's still value there! versus because there's no cap on the supply on Lab Grown
that's why like currently I would say there's very little
resell value for Lab Grown, so that's a that's one thing to consider! Now let's go to the live
comparison on hand of the Lab Grown versus Natural Diamond, both 2ct, both Round
excellent cut, polish, symmetry G Color VS2 in Clarity. Let's just see how they look different on hand
compared side by side and in different lighting! All right so here we have a 2ct
Lab Grown Round Brilliant cut Diamond, it is excellent cut polish and symmetry and this has a
GCAL report so for those of you that are familiar with Lab-Grown, GCAL is one of the more popular
laboratory reports for Lab Grown right now, GIA has just recently started doing Lab Growns so
you will start to see more of the GIA reports surfacing on the market, but GCAL does give
you a little bit more detail on the light performance and the overall cut of the Diamond
and next to this Lab Grown, we have a 2ct GIA certified Diamond, that is also excellent cut
polish and symmetry, they are both G Color and VS2 in Clarity, so they both have the same
color and clarity and as far as the cut they are the same, so it shows the same fire
just remember visually it is hard to tell between the two, but you always have to make sure that
whichever one you choose, you always want to go for the best cut because that's what's gonna
give you that sparkle and fire in your Diamond and if you are considering a Lab Grown Diamond,
take advantage of the fact that for less amount of money, you can not only get a higher carat
but also higher Color and Clarity! Another pointer for me would be to look out for those weird tinges
that are in well both natural and Lab Grown but Lab Grown since it is so new, there are stones
that have the brown or blue tinges and these are currently being heavily discounted on the internet
and you know sometimes you may not know that because it's not listed in the certificate
I'll definitely recommend you to do more research on your own in regards to that and just
be smart and be careful when you're out there shopping and talk to an expert! Make sure that
whoever you're buying it from has a process to help you filter those out!
Okay! So now that you've seen the side-by-side comparison on hand in different lightings you
can pretty much make your own judgment on, you know whether or not you can tell
which one is which, but don't forget the most important thing whether you decide to buy a
Natural or a Lab Grown Diamond is definitely the quality of the cut, the material, everything so
I talk about this a lot in all my other videos like the reason why By Bonnie is different
than most other online retailers or a lot of other jewelers, is because we don't offer
say just any diamonds, so if I get a you know inquiry and someone said okay Bonnie! I'm looking
for a 2ct Diamond...this Color...this Clarity... let's say, I don't just say, oh okay, here's you know
five photos and five videos and and choose one right! That's not how it works for us, we like to
curate the selection, we like to look at say a range of similar qualities and we like to
pick the best out of all! A lot of times what you can't see on those online you know 360 spinning
videos, it's like well you can't really compare the sparkle because you know you're not comparing it
to another Diamond side by side and that's true for both natural and Lab Grown and I know that
you know there are also other things that are not listed on the report, you know say GIA
you know sometimes, they'll have tinges in the Diamond you know blue tinge, green tinge brown tinge
that you don't see when the Diamond is facing up that a lot of times will show when you flip the
Diamond upside down! So there are so many things to consider when buying a Diamond so make sure
whichever choice you choose you are getting the best of that category! Another concern for a lot
of people, it's definitely sustainability and that goes for both natural mined Diamonds and
Lab Grown Diamonds, so there's a lot to know and a lot to you know that you can research and
there's a lot of articles about both of them and it's for me it's hard to explain all of it in this
short video, so I'm gonna leave the articles and resources below, so that you can read them about it!
So a lot of you are probably thinking, okay, so Bonnie, what's the bottom line?
you know, which one should I buy? you know what's your personal opinion? like which one would you buy?
you know, I get a lot of different clients that ask me that same question, I would say okay!
Not one is better than the other right, it's totally personal preference, I definitely feel so the
only advice I have for you...is definitely consider your partner! meaning like maybe ask your partner,
the person that's going to be wearing it, you know before you decide to purchase such a
make a decision on this purchase, ask them! You know, if that's something that you know they
care about, you definitely want to be open about it and have a discussion...I mean it's 2021...I mean
a lot of clients are shopping for diamond rings together, so this is definitely something that
you should be talking about and doing research about, and if you really, I mean have to ask me
I would say you know if you want a 2ct Diamond and you have a budget of like say
$5000-$7000 and you want the size, you want the look, and you want the quality then maybe
consider a Lab Grown as an option, but just be aware of the long term value! Right, there's no,
probably little or none resell value over time and if retaining value is a priority to you which
is in, well for me personally it is a priority for me, then natural would be a great option you know.
This is definitely something that you should sit and think and do your own research and
come to your own conclusion about it! Okay guys, I hope you enjoyed watching my video
so to recap, I don't want to say all these things that I just said in the video...so go
back to watch a video from the beginning! but, one important thing not to forget
when you decide to buy natural or Lab Grown is don't forget about the quality of the setting guys!
That is when I say setting, I'm talking about the ring setting right! That is extremely
important! Okay, even if you purchase a flawless natural or Lab Grown Diamond, if you don't
have the right setting, if it's not made correctly, poor metal, poor quality workmanship doesn't
matter which diamond you purchase because it won't shine the way it's supposed to! Okay and
that's what we specialize at By Bonnie! We do top quality, handmade settings in the US
and we turn even so-so Diamonds into gorgeous Diamonds just using the setting and the
craftsmanship that we have! So make sure you watch all the other videos that I have on my channel
about this, why it's important to get high quality craftsmanship rings to match your Diamond!
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